I went over most of the cast in a recap of the preview episode, but to rehash, we have a bunch of Road Rules veterans who are going back into the RV. I feel like most of them should be good for plenty of drama, but we'll just have to wait and see.
After the old folks (Abram, Adam, Shane, Kina, Susie, Veronica) get together and we get some old clips of their highlights, we meet THE ROADMASTER. I put THE ROADMASTER in caps because the guy is so boring, I fall asleep just writing his name. THE ROADMASTER (and every time I write it, I say it my best James Lipton baritone just to make myself laugh) is Drew Bell. I don't know where they got this guy, but I feel like I could use magic marker to draw a smiley face on my ass and it would have more charisma.
I like to talk with my hands.
So Drew introduces us to the game. Each mission is worth ten thousand dollars. With a total of eighteen missions, that means $180,000 is up for grabs. However, only the people who make it inside the RV at the end will get the prizes, and that's where things get tricky. In previous seasons, the cast would vote off a member, but this season, the people inside the RV will only nominate people (one guy, and one girl each week) for eviction. And then we have the "Viewer's Revenge".
Again, it's a tad complicated explaining it, but it's not so bad. Eight never before scene faces comprise the Pit Crew. Each week, the viewers decide which Road Ruler picked has to battle it out with the Pit Crew, and then decide which Pit Crew member battles it out with the person from the RV. Make sense? I'll probably have to explain it again, especially since Drew is so annoying with his handtalking. Every word he says must be accompanied by some sort of gesture. I feel like the producers should just hand him a projector and some PowerPoint because it is very distracting. Of course is somebody e-mails me and says Drew has epilepsy, I will apologize.
The Pit Crew is, as expected, very full of themselves, saying with confidence that the veterans have no chance. I think it will be interesting how the Pit Crew makes their case to the viewers to get voted in, but it will be fun to see the young blood try and take out the incumbents. Then again, it will be just as fun to see some of these candy asses get smacked down when the real games begin.
Like a bad horror movie, this show has a twist at the end. In addition to all of the cash prizes, everybody will be getting a 2007 Mazda 3, quite the fun and sporty car, even if I do say so myself.
As the veterans piled into the RV and drove off, Adam made a good point about being in the game again, saying he is in a completely different place in his life. Earlier, he mentioned that he used to be loud and obnoxious and had fun at other people's expense, but now he realizes that the real "handsome reward" in all of this is the experience. He gets to travel and go places that nobody else in the world can go to.
And so it is with much laughter that we find out that the first exotic location the Road Rules will be visiting is...Universal Studios! Yeah, Universal studios is so exclusive, they give you free admission for the year if you bring a Coke can along with you.
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Comments (17)
I don't think you need to vote for two girls. Since you want to have Veronica come back, vote for Shane. And if you want to see Shane lose, vote for a stronger guy. Me, I don't care about the newbies, I voted for Veronica. Multiple times (I have a cruise job).
1 of 17 | Posted by hollister808
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Posted on January 30, 2007 5:34 PM
That Kina screencap with the farting made me spit out my soda. Great recap man.
2 of 17 | Posted by Junzilla
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Posted on January 30, 2007 8:55 PM
Am I totally retarded? I went to that website and can't figure out where to vote. What's the deal?
3 of 17 | Posted by Mathematics
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Posted on January 30, 2007 11:31 PM
I must be the only one who misses the old-school Road Rules format - put together a cast and KEEP ALL OF THEM throughout the entire series, regardless of how many missions they may or may not complete. Why do we need to vote people out on almost every single reality show now?
4 of 17 | Posted by mandymax
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Posted on January 31, 2007 6:38 AM
Mathematics...I also just tried to vote and finally saw that it said no more votes.
Great recap J-Unit!! Should be an interesting season!
5 of 17 | Posted by Nikki
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Posted on January 31, 2007 6:52 AM
Drew Bell = the long-lost twin of Rachael Ray.
6 of 17 | Posted by Mark
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Posted on January 31, 2007 7:43 AM
I thought the first show was cheesy. I think the new host, Drew, is the reason why it is so lame. Where did the producers find this guy? He is such a total tool, I hated watching him talk and seem like he has 200% energy every second of his life.
What were the producers thinking not giving people more time to vote? I was going to vote this morning but couldn't find it either, so I guess they took it down. I would have voted for veronica and the toughest looking girl from the crew (I don't know any of them). I liked how Abe said he just didn't like veronica and that's why he is voting her in. I hope kina is the next to go and I hope that susie/suzie makes it all the way, same for Adam.
7 of 17 | Posted by silentfire
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Posted on January 31, 2007 8:39 AM
Mandymax, I agree! It's really annoying when you never get a chance to at least somewhat get to know the people...
8 of 17 | Posted by Rock Star
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Posted on January 31, 2007 8:49 AM
Evidently you don't get long to vote, what's up with that? I wanted to vote for Veronica and whatever girl from the pit crew looked the toughest.
I'd love to see Veronica immediately report to the pit crew, she's such a bitch! Personally, I hope they vote her in every time!
9 of 17 | Posted by mom_to_travis
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Posted on January 31, 2007 8:50 AM
I hate Kina WAAAYYYY more than I dislike Veronica. Send that bitch to the pit!
I wonder if she'll be surprised when she sees how much the viewing public despises her.
I want Abe, Adam and Susie to stay in the game. I don't care about the "Pit Crew" yet.
10 of 17 | Posted by Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict
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Posted on January 31, 2007 12:11 PM
BORING!!!!!!!!!!
11 of 17 | Posted by ivapbj
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Posted on January 31, 2007 2:39 PM
I thought the first challenge was weak, but it was alright/
Is it too late to vote???
12 of 17 | Posted by andrewknowsebonics
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Posted on January 31, 2007 4:10 PM
13 of 17 | Posted by Ubiquitous
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Posted on February 1, 2007 9:39 AM
I never thought I'd say this, but Drew "Future Host of Supermarket Challenge" Bell makes me long for Jonny "Robot" Moseley. Damn. I really miss TJ. He's a scrapper...even though he constantly looks terrified that someone is about to give him a wedgie.
14 of 17 | Posted by Ms. Fred
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Posted on February 1, 2007 5:58 PM
God, I can't stand the host of this show. He overemphasizes every word he says and his enthusiam seems so fake.
Also is it just me or is Kina sort of a follower? I mean, I don't hate her with a fiery passion the way that most of you guys do. In fact I don't even dislike her... I don't really have an opinion of her either way. But if you watch during the voting Susie does all of the talking and Kina just agrees with her, which seems a little weird to me because Susie seems so timid and Kina definitely SEEMS like the type that would call someone out in a heartbeat (like when she was captain on the Gauntlet 2).
And also I think Veronica and Shane should have said who they would have voted for to go into the pit. I'm curious as to who they'd pick... though I bet it would probably have been Kina and Adam.
15 of 17 | Posted by Ryan
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Posted on February 2, 2007 12:22 AM
I'm excited to see Veronica back. She's probably going to get voted in, but she actually does really well under pressure. It was very obnvious, however, that they were trying to break up an alliance. Adam even said he wouldn't vote for Susie and Kina since they are his friends, so if Veronica stays in the RV for awhile, that means she's going to get his vote every time. Which really, if you think about it, is unfair.
16 of 17 | Posted by hollabackboy
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Posted on February 2, 2007 4:55 PM
It would be unfair if Abe/Kina/Susie/Adam teamed up and just voted for the other two people. However it would also be really stupid because all the other two people would have to do is throw 2 missions and then 4 people would have to be voted in... so that would include 2 members of the alliance. And I read on Veronica's blog that she wouldn't be opposed to throwing a mission either.
So really if the other four are smart they'll at least try to make it look like they're playing fair. And who knows, maybe now they'll all take turns and Veronica was freaking out over nothing. After all it's not like Kina, Susie and Adam knew that Abe would vote for Veronica. He could have very easily teamed up with Shane and voted for Kina or Susie. So who knows how this will all play out
17 of 17 | Posted by Ryan
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Posted on February 3, 2007 12:40 AM